The free content is nice, there is more traffic, and the site features are much better
I was hesitant about coming over here, mostly because I thought Irish and DV7 were being huge douches over there before they got banned. I suppose that also shows the beauty of this board that I can say that about two mods and not worry about ban camp.
Have you ever seen glitter on a website before?
You want this all over the site?
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I just don't see how saying "Hey guys, I know you don't like the people over here or the way we run our forums, but we are starting the same thing under a different URL and will call it something else, so you should come join us now" is going to change anyone's minds. Think about it. The only way to draw those people in is to change the product. That's not going to happen.
Bring in one or two guys from there in a s mods to start. Maybe someone like Arlington or a couple of others.
they did that with tsy
agree to disagree, rj. I think they've gone above and beyond in creating and maintaining this board. If somebody from DS doesn't want to give it a shot to see that it's more than just "BzzOut!!! fuck shit piss!!!" then it's their fault.
I also got the impression that this board was started by some dudes who got kicked out of DS and threw a hissy fit.
Correct me if I'm wrong, of course. I must have missed all the "principles" stuff.
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Cookout, I'm not an idiot. I get that it's old gold - I went to Wake, I live and breath Wake sports just like everyone else. This is the board of free opinions right? Here's mine - I just don't like the color of the board. I'll post that in the suggestions thread.
I'll stand firm that instigating other posters and incessantly ragging on the athletic department is "beat" .
I realize people have the right to criticize Wellman. I am not denying them that. I happen to disagree with it and as I said before, it just bothers me. The guy is not infallable (sp?) but he has done a lot of great things of which you, me, and so many others have benefited from.
The guy made a gut call for a coaching change. I absolutely could not stand Dino Gaudio - he was not a good coach. I am willing to give Bzz a chance like so many others here and I will continue to support the team regardless of what happens next season or in 2013 and beyond.
I also agree with mebane - the polarization of the fan base BLOWS.
I started thinking about starting a different forum while I was still posting over there acting a fool. I was just completely fed up with it all. The hypocrisy and unevenness of the moderator decisions, them treating posters like children, the super secret way you got info through PM after begging (which just looks like such an ego handjob to me, by the way,) and the constant laissez faire attitude towards trolls from other schools. Now, I shouldn't have taken it as far as I did by just becoming the uber-jackass, but what is done is done.
My resolve for really starting another board was when they perma-banned Irish for joking that if they didn't unban me in a week we would start a board of our own. That made me determined to make something happen.
Ok, last I'll say on the subject. Just wanted that out there.
Fair enough. I think it will be tough to kick the impression that people have concerning why and how these boards were founded. But no worries. If you guys do a respectable job as mods it won't matter, it will all take care of itself as this becomes a better site. Just know that some people are pretty hesitant to sign up here because of that impression, and worry that you may run this board with the same reckless abandon that you posted with over your last few months on DS.